Interesting fact:

Here’s another tip for keeping calm: it is very possible to condition yourself to go into auto-pilot. While the term sometimes has a negative connotation affiliated to it, this is not always the case. For example, golfers are shown to perform lousy swings after being told to watch the position of their elbows. Similarly, movements connected to muscle memory, such as shooting a basketball or throwing a dart, only suffer once disrupted out of rhythm.